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  • Summary: The second full-length release from Rob Marshall's Humanist music project Humanist features guest appearances by James Allan, Isobel Campbell, James Cox, Rachel Fannan, Dave Gahan, Carl Hancock Rux, Ed Harcourt, Peter Hayes, Madman Butterfly, and Tim Smith.
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  • Record Label: Bella Union
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Electronica, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Sep 23, 2024
    90
    It ["Too Many Rivals"] is one of the most beautiful and upsetting moments of an album filled with beautiful and upsetting moments.
  2. Sep 23, 2024
    80
    Far from a mere collection of diffuse songs with big voices upfront, the result is a properly wrought album of dynamic contrasts, its singers fully committed to Marshall’s sense of big-rock drama. There’s darkness within, for sure, but it’s also a record that knows the value of letting the light in. [Aug 2024, p.102]
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Sep 23, 2024
    80
    When Marshall calls himself Madman Butterfly and sings The Presence Of Haman and The End, you’ll wonder why he doesn’t do it more. He may have allowed himself to be overshadowed by his guests, but Marshall is the star here. [Oct 2024, p.77]
  4. Mojo
    Sep 23, 2024
    60
    For the closing three tracks, the revolving door’s finally still and Marshall himself (AKA Madman Butterfly) keens proceedings to a satisfying, if still unsettling calm. [Sep 2024, p.88]